If they gave a Nobel Peace Prize for work against big tobacco, not just in the industry, but also with the California tax initiative, he really deserves one. Joe Eszterhas More Quotes by Joe Eszterhas More Quotes From Joe Eszterhas What Hollywood has done through the years is glamorized it even more, made it sexy, made it sensuous, and dwelled on those pleasure aspects, completing ignoring the fact that Hollywood as an industry, was pointing the gun at young people - pointing a gun at them when they were 12 to 14 years. Joe Eszterhas sexy gun years In the olden days, of course, cigarette companies would pay to have their product advertised in movies and to have actors smoke cigarettes.[Ronald Reagan used to do it.] Joe Eszterhas cigarette actors pay Now the cigarette companies claim that they don't do that [ pay to have their product advertised in movies ] anymore, although it certainly makes you wonder a bit when an independent production like "In The Bedroom", you know, seems to focus constantly on Marlboros and almost it turns into a Marlboro ad, whether there was any money exchanged. Joe Eszterhas independent focus pay I think the main issue is that a lot of the stars today are very addicted, and they simply feel more comfortable smoking as they act. Joe Eszterhas issues stars thinking Bette Davis had a phrase that called it "cigarette smoking acting" . Joe Eszterhas phrases acting smoking Actors always loved props and-so instead of a hat or an umbrella, they feel really comfortable with a cigarette as a prop. Joe Eszterhas cigarette hats actors Anyone I think who - that would go through a cancer ward and would see the result of what smoking does, would never, ever think of smoking is sexy again. Joe Eszterhas cancer sexy thinking I changed my diet completely. You know, I'm from Cleveland, so I've always loved sausage and red meat and all of that stuff, so now I find myself not eating any of that, no red meat, no sausage. It's basically a vegetarian diet with a little bit of fish. I drink quarts of carrot juice, quarts of cranberry juice, endless amounts of water and nothing else. Joe Eszterhas sausage vegetarian-diet water I haven't really spoken to God since I was a boy and I've rediscovered god and prayer in the process and all of that has come together. Joe Eszterhas prayer together boys I was very skeptical when he began, and there have been moments where I think he's shown absolute leadership, and I think the jury is out, still out. I haven't made any final decisions on him, but I've been surprised at times. I agree with him about one thing absolutely - George W. Bush said recently that he believed in prayer and exercise. So do I. Joe Eszterhas prayer exercise thinking Bill Klinton was the ultimate rock star as president. I don't think as a result of his presidency we will ever have a rock star as president again. In the same way that we will never get involved in another Vietnam. Joe Eszterhas rocks stars thinking Certainly on a political and a legislative level, Bill Clinton was effective, but the example that he ultimately left, I think for posterity, tragically, is going to begin with that single paragraph lead with the White House intern. Joe Eszterhas white house thinking There's no doubt in my mind that Bill Clinton will stop smoking cigars, will never smoke them again, as a result of what he did with that cigar. Joe Eszterhas doubt smoking mind Joe Lieberman frightens me. Why should we, an Hollywood voter, donate money to a man who threatens our creative freedom, our freedom of expression. Joe Eszterhas creative expression men I began my addiction when I was 12 years old. By the time 40, 45 years later, when it, you know, it threatened my life and maimed me in terms of my voice, I was so addicted that I was smoking four packs of cigarettes a day. Joe Eszterhas addiction voice years There are certainly a lot of sins to be taken on. To take on smoking and movies is a weighty enough thing, I think, and it's one I've experienced, and it's what's caused me to live in-with my voice maimed for the rest of my life. Joe Eszterhas voice taken thinking I will focus on smoking in movies and with the amount of time that I have left in the world, I will do the best I can to stop smoking in movies and also to help people stop smoking, just normal ordinary people who may need help. Joe Eszterhas focus smoking people Assuming that all bad girls smoke. I don't think so. I've been around a lot of bad girls who don't smoke, you know, so I think it's easy to put a cigarette into, you know, into anyone's hands and say, well that makes them a bad boy or a bad girl. There are many more creative ways from a writerly point of view to do that. Joe Eszterhas girl boys thinking I always try to do true endings and that's where I got into trouble always because Hollywood wants to do happy endings. Joe Eszterhas hollywood want trying They do the same thing [with cigarette] that they do in the kind of action picture where you know 200 people are killed and then there's no pain. Joe Eszterhas pain action people
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